Avanserte vindusmaterialer og -teknologier

The course Advanced Fenestration Materials and Technologies addresses miscellaneous aspects of fenestration, windows, glazings and various materials and technologies applied for daylight and solar radiation purposes, with a focus on new and advanced technologies, including experimental investigations. Possible pathways for future materials and technologies will be discussed. Examples of fenestration materials and technologies are e.g. multilayer glazing, suspended films, vacuum glazing, low-emissivity coatings, smart windows (e.g. electrochromic materials), solar cell glazing, self-cleaning glazing, aerogels, glazing cavity gas fills, spacers, frames, glass facade systems, phase change material window products, integrated production, air sandwiches, and finally, future advanced materials and solutions yet to be thought of. Note that the advanced materials and solutions may also in principle be very simple. Some topics will be given a higher emphasis, like e.g. electrochromic windows and solar radiation glazing factors. Furthermore, a higher emphasis will be given on materials technology development than on various technological solutions. Different properties, requirements and possibilities will be treated. Advantages and disadvantages of the miscellaneous fenestration materials and technologies will be discussed. Understanding different physical processes will be important, like e.g. thermal transport as solid state conduction, gas conduction, radiation conduction and convection conduction, daylight and solar radiation transmittance, absorbance and reflectance, various surface effects, interaction between various materials, etc. The students taking the course will also be challenged to come up with new and possible fenestration technologies themselves.

Obtain an overview and deeper understanding about advanced fenestration materials and technologies, e.g. with respect to: Multilayer glazing, suspended films, vacuum glazing, low-emissivity coatings, smart windows (e.g. electrochromic materials), solar cell glazing, self-cleaning glazing, aerogels, glazing cavity gas fills, spacers, frames, glass facade systems, phase change material window products, integrated production, air sandwiches, and finally, future advanced materials and solutions yet to be thought of. The students are to obtain an understanding of different physical processes, like e.g. thermal transport as solid state conduction, gas conduction, radiation conduction and convection conduction, daylight and solar radiation transmittance, absorbance and reflectance, various surface effects, interaction between various materials, etc. Finally, there is also a goal that the students will be creative and try to come up with new and possible fenestration technologies themselves.

The tuition in the course Advanced Fenestration Materials and Technologies will mainly be based on a guided self-tuition. A few introductory and summary lectures/colloquiums will be given, though (also according to need). The curriculum is based on the given lectures and on the scientific journal articles given in the curriculum literature list.